Dynamoelectric machine



March 16, 1948. J. s. AsKEY 2,437,990

DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE Filed July 28, 1945 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. '16,V 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE DYNAMELECTRIC MACHINE .lohn S. Askey, Pittsburgh, Pa., assignor to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application .lilly 28, 1945, Serial No. 667,642

3 Claims. l

My invention relates to dynamo-electric machines, and it has particular relation to a means and method for the continuous roping of an arch-bound ring oi spacers for bracing the stator end-windings of a large alternating-current motor or generator.

Heretofore, it has frequently been necessary to stagger the spacers between the successive conductors oi a stator end-winding, because there has not been room for the twine which has been used for individually roping each spacer into place, particularly where the end-winding portions extended at an angle of more than 36 or 33 with respect to the tangent to a circle parallel to the end of the stator-core. For many years, this staggered. spacer-construction has been periorce tolerated, notwithstanding the fact that, every little while, a stator-Winding would get ruined because of severe distortion of the end-winding conductors around the staggered spacers, as a result of across-the-line starting, or as a result oi faults on the line or in the winding.

An object oi my invention is to provide a new method and arrangement oi roping, whereby the spacers are arranged in an arch-bound ring of spacers, by which I mean that the spacers of such an arch-bound ring are not staggered, but are all disposed at the same distance from the end oi the stator-core. In my new roping arrangement and method, the total number of turns oi the roping-twine, which rind each spacer in place, are divided into a plurality oi groups of a plurality of turns each, each group oi a plurality of turns of twine extending across (n+1) straight end-winding conductors, so as to bind n spacers, where n is greater than one. Successive groups of twine-turns encircle staggered groups or" (n+1) end-winding conductors.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists oi the apparatus, combination, parts, arrangements and methods hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of the back end of a finished stator member, illustrating an application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the connection-end oi a partly wound stator,

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic development-view of a portion of an end-winding layer, representing the application of my invention, and

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view of a three-phase motor of the type to which my invention is applicable.

As shown in Fig. 4, my invention is applicable to a dynamo-electric machine having a rotor member and a Kstator member l. IIhe stator member is of a type shown in Figs. 1 and 2, having a cylindrically bored core having winding-receiving slots 8. A stator winding 9 is provided, which is shown in Fig. 4 to be a threephase primary winding of an alternating-current generator or motor. Such a machine may be either an induction motor or a synchronous generator or motor. If an induction motor, it may be oi either the squirrel-cage or the woundrotor type. For the sake of illustration, I have chosen to show a squirrel-cage rotor 5, in Fig. 4, but it is to be understood that this is only an exemplary illustration of an embodiment of the invention.

The stator winding il, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, has coil-sides Il which are disposed in the slots 8, and it has a plurality of layers, I2 and I3, oi end-winding portions I4, each endwinding layer comprising a continuous circle oi spaced, substantially straight end-winding portions I, which are inclined at an acute angle with respect to the tangent to a circle l'i (Fig. 3) passing through all oi the straight end-winding portions I5 of that layer, such a circle being parallel, of course, with the end of the core l.

It is necessary to brace the straight end-winding portions I5 at one or more points along their lengths, in order to hold the same in place, against the distorting forces which result from the magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion, which may become very large as a resultl of the heavy current-flow which occurs during abnormal operating-conditions, such as fault-conditions, or even as a result of across-the-line starting of the machine.

In accordance with my invention, I apply one or more arch-bound rings, I 8 and I9, of short spacers 2I, which are disposed in the spaces between the successive spaced straight end-winding portions I5 of each of the end-winding layers l2 and I3, separate bracing being applied for each one of these layers I2 and I3. In accordance with my invention, all oi the spacers 2l which are composed in any ring, I8 or I9, of archbound spacers are disposed at substantially the same distances from the end of the core l, which is to say that these spacers are arranged in an arch-bound ring, as distinguished, for example, from a staggered construction.

In accordance with my invention, a ropingmeans is provided for each of the arch-bound rings I8 and I9 of spacers 2|, each roping-means s 3 comprising a plurality of groups23 of a plurality of turns of twine 24, extending at substantially right angles across (n+1) straight end-Winding portions I5, so as to bind n spacers, n being any integer greater than one. Successive groups 23 of twine-turns encircle staggered groups of (n+1) strand end-windingY portions l5. Thus, if one twine-group 23a, is bound yaround three successive end-Winding conductors 27, 28, 29, the next twinegroup 23o will extend around the end-winding conductors `28, 29, 39. In the preferred form of" construction, which is shown in the drawing, there are two twine-groups 23 for binding each spacerv 2l in place, and the integer nis 2.'Y

Any necessary number of twine-turns may be'.

utilized in each twine-group 23. In the illustrated form of embodiment of my invention,usi-ng. the

Vbest and strongest twine 24 available, I. utilize.

three turns in each twine-group 2e, or rather, I utilizeiZl/g complete turns in each group such as 23a, using the-lasthalf-turnto pass overl to the next twineegroup 23o', as shown atA 32" in Figs. 2'and3. It will'v be'understood, of course, that any adequatenumber of' turnswmay be provided; for providing the requisite bindingfstrength;

Y it willbe'noted that'thel spacers 2i Vareof relatively short lengths; so as not to c'over too greatl a proportion' of theitotal'length of the substantia'iiy straight end-winding portions it, butv the lengthof thespac'erstis suicien't, considering-V the angle qb' andthe-space `required by thereclui'-` site number'of twine-turns in` each twineegroup roping-procedu-'rel may one preferredl form of embodiment', I desire it to be understoodthatmy invention is susceptible* cfbeing embodied in severa-l di'ierent forms; and I desireithat th'e'appended claims shallbe accord ed construction consistent with their language.

I claim as my invention: 1. A dynamo-electric machine having a rotor Vmember and a stator member, the stator member having a cylindrically bored core having windingreceiving slots, a winding having coil-sides in said slots and having a plurality of layersl of endwinding portions, each eridiwindiiig'-r layer comprising a continuous circle of spaced, substantiallystraight end-winding portions, inclined at an acute angle with respect to the tangent of a circle passing through all of the straight end-winding portions of that layer, one or more arch-bound rings-of short spacers disposed in the spaces between thesuccessive spaced, substantially straight end-winding portions of each end-winding layer,

all of the spacerswhich are comprised in any ring of arch-bound spacers being disposed at substantially equal distances from the end of the core,l and aroping--means for each arch-bound ring of spacers-each roping-means comprising ar plurality of groups of a plurality of turns'of` twine Vfor binding each spacer in place between itsadf `iacent straight end-winding portions-, each'grou-p,

of a, plurality of turns of twine extendingatsub stantially right angles across (1t-{- 1-) straight endwinding portions, so as'to bindn spacerswher-e n is greater than one, successive groups-'oitwineaturns-encircling groups of (n+1) straight. end -A winding portions and incl-udinga common endwindingportion or portions;

2. The inventionas denedin,c1aim.l',.ch'ar: acterized by n being2.4

3. The invention as defined in claim:1,.cha1f acterized Iby n being 2there beingftwoxgroupsoi twine-turns for binding eachspacer inplaxce.

JOI-IN S. ASKESE.A

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